Chicago Documenters

🗣️ Calling all @chidocumenters.bsky.social, present and future! We've got a handful of trainings and events to get on your calendar 👇
www.citybureau.org/events

Documenting Chicago's City Budget — City Bureau The training explains the city’s budget process step-by-step. From when the Mayor’s Office crafts the proposed budget, to City Council committee hearings, public input opportunities, amendments, and t...

Join us for a special @chidocumenters.bsky.social Training on Documenting Chicago's City Budget! Learn how the City of Chicago develops, debates, and adopts its annual budget.

📆 Saturday, Oct 11
⏰ 10am - 12pm
📍 City Bureau
https://www.citybureau.org/events/documenting-chicago-city-budget

🧐From the #Newswire: How you can get involved amid ICE crackdowns. Plus, Know Your Rights trainings, rapid response teams and more ⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Hi! I’ll be covering today's meeting for the Regional Transportation Authority: Ad Hoc Committee on Transit Funding This meeting is taking place at 175 W. Jackson Blvd starting at 9 am.
@chidocumenters.bsky.social
#CHIDocumenters

😬Are you living with lead? Plus, how you can test your drinking water⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

YouTube video by City Bureau Help to Keep Chicago Documenters on Duty

Help us keep our @chidocumenters.bsky.social on duty with a donation to sustain their work!

Invest in the everyday Chicagoans behind the people-powered reporting that keeps local government transparent. 👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRauclRyWGU&list=PLqa-3XGZqBXrOGljOw9FOCaQgF6vSoeYp&index=4

How Chicagoans Can Get Help and Help Others During ICE Raids — City Bureau Local community groups are providing hotlines, trainings, legal support, community canvassing and other resources to keep people informed.

This set of tweets discusses the increased activity of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Chicago. City Bureau has a resource guide with details on how to connect with groups that can help and where to get more information amid ICE raids: www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Good evening! Tonight i'm very excited to be live-reporting on the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability for @chidocumenters.bsky.social #ChicagoDocumenters at Kennedy-King College.

Meet Ebony Ellis, the latest Chicago Documenter to complete 100 assignments — City Bureau Ebony Ellis joins the "Docs 100 Club." She believes that if you care about Chicago, becoming a Documenter is a natural first step.

👋 Meet Ebony, the latest @chidocumenters.bsky.social to complete 100 assignments! This #DocumenterOnDuty believes if you care about Chicago, becoming a Documenter is a natural first step. https://www.citybureau.org/notebook/meet-ebony-ellis-the-latest-chicago-documenter-to-complete-100-assignments

🧐What are the legal repercussions of ICE crackdowns in Chicago? Plus, a hotel for Pullman⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

YouTube video by City Bureau Documenters on Duty: How did you get involved with Documenters?

🗣️ We asked our @chidocumenters.bsky.social how they got involved in our program. Here are their stories! #DocumentersOnDuty https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GoCh9kf-lSU

Good afternoon! Today I'll be covering the Comission on Chicago Landmarks at City Hall for #ChicagoDocumenters @chidocumenters.bsky.social

Hi! I’ll be covering tonight’s meeting for the 010th Police District Council. This meeting is taking place at St. Agatha Church (3147 W Douglas Blvd) starting at 6pm.
@chidocumenters.bsky.social #CHIDocumenters

Happy #InternationalDemocracyDay! We’re taking the WHOLE WEEK to celebrate the everyday people powering our #DocumentersNetwork.

We’re kicking off a weeklong fundraiser to keep #DocumentersOnDuty, with the goal to raise $5,000 by September 22! www.citybureau.org/documenters-...

🤔 This week in the #Newswire: How can you help amid ICE raids in Chicago? Plus, how to spread information, not panic ⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Good Evening! I will live-tweet tonight’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability’s District Council 16 meeting for @chidocumenters.bsky.social #CHIdocumenters

Good morning! Soon I’ll be live tweeting the City of Chicago Committee on Budget & Government Operations FY26 Mid-Year Budget Hearings on behalf of @chidocumenters.bsky.social . Stay tuned! @citybureau.bsky.social

Good morning all!

My name is Kenji Granberry and I'll be covering today's 1st mid-year FY26 budget hearing for City Council's Committee on Budget and Government Operations as part of @chidocumenters.bsky.social.

Good afternoon all!

My name is Kenji Granberry and I'll be covering today's Chicago City Council meeting of the Committee on Police and Fire for @chidocumenters.bsky.social.

🧐 In this week's #Newswire: CPS has a budget, but at what cost? Plus, a decline in overdose and homicide rates ⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Hiii! My name is Sage and I’ll be live tweeting today’s Chicago’s Council on Mental Health Equity (CCMHE) meeting at 2:00pm CST. This meeting will be held in person at 121 N Lasalle St 60602 in Room 1103 and live streamed on CCMHE’s Facebook (link below). @chidocumenters.bsky.social #ChiDocumentors

Meet Madeleine, City Bureau’s new Assignment Coordinator for Chicago Documenters<br/> — City Bureau This journalist is joining our team to support local workflows for our Chicago Documenters

👋 Meet Madeleine, City Bureau’s new Assignment Coordinator for Chicago Documenters! As a seasoned @chidocumenters.bsky.social herself, she discovered that the program rekindled her passion for reporting.
www.citybureau.org/notebook/mee...

Cup of Community with Chicago Documenters — City Bureau Join City Bureau’s Chicago Documenters for a community-centered gathering where neighbors, civic-doers, and the curious come together on September 2!

☕️ Join City Bureau’s @chidocumenters.bsky.social for a community-centered gathering where neighbors, civic-doers, and the curious come together!

This Tuesday, September 2, meet us at Monday Coffee Co.! No agenda and no pressure, just good coffee and good people. www.citybureau.org/events/2025/...

🤔 Fresh out of the #Newswire: Chicagoans with disabilities speak out against transit cuts. Plus, CPS weighs its budget options⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

🤔 From the #Newswire: What is water reuse? Plus, updates on ghost buses👻...
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Kicking off a @chidocumenters.bsky.social thread for the Chicago Public Schools Budget Public Hearings. We are live in the basement Board Room of 42 W Madison as folks trickle into the room.

Hi! I’ll be covering tonight’s Public Budget Hearing for Chicago Public Schools. This meeting is taking place at 42 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602 starting at 1pm.
@chidocumenters.bsky.social
#CHIDocumenters

🧐 This week from the #Newswire: What do Police District Council? Plus, landmarks for the West Side⬇️
www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Good Morning! I will be live-tweeting today's Regular Board Meeting of the Chicago Transit Authority for @CHIdocumenters.bsky.social #CHIdocumenters

Hi! I’ll be covering tonight’s meeting for the 010th Police District Council. This meeting is taking place at St. Agatha Church (3147 W Douglas Blvd) starting at 6pm.
@chidocumenters.bsky.social #CHIDocumenters